Admission to the museum is required. Free tickets to Dr. Shakhashiri’s show will be available on a first come, first serve basis. Tickets are available via advance reservation. To reserve tickets, please contact the NESACS secretary via email secretary@nesacs.org before October 10, 2017. Tickets will be available for pick-up in the lobby of the museum at the ACS table.

Attendees of the 254th ACS National Meeting & Exposition in Washington DC had an opportunity to attend a lecture on the chemistry of drinking water by Dr. David Sedlak, Editor-in-Chief of Environmental Science & Technology andEnvironmental Science & Technology Letters. The lecture provides a tour of the U.S. through five very different glasses of drinking water, exploring the chemistry that determines the quality and availability of drinking water in each city. Dr. Sedalk’s lecture was seen live by more than 900 people.

Wisconsin Association of Behavioral Analysis Conference
Panel Discussion: Advancing the Natural Science of Behavior: What can we learn from the March for Science?
3:00 p.m.
Union South
UW-Madison Campus

Sunda, April 2: Public engagement and science literacy, a talk by Bassam Shakhashiri for the symposium "Celebrating Chemistry through Outreach: Honoring the legacy of Christine Jaworek-Lopes"

Monday, April 3: Once Upon a Christmas Cheery In the Lab of Shakhashiri: Public Engagement for 47 Years and Counting, a talk by Bassam Shakhashiri in the symposium "Chemistry through the Eyes of Non-Chemists: Evolution of the Public Perception of Chemistry"

Tuesday, April 4: ACS action needed to influence attitudes and behavior on climate change, a talk by Bassam Shakhashiri for the symposium "Science & Perception of Climate Change"View the printed program for this symposium

The 2016 Phylis A. Brauner Memorial Lecture at the Boston Museum of Science.

With Dr. Elissa (Blum) Rottenberg, and her children Nate and Maya. Elissa was a finalist in the 1990 Science Talent Search, during which she met Prof. Shakhashiri who sparked her interest in science education. She hopes to someday combine her career in clinical medicine with her passion for sharing the joy of science.

With Aaron and Ben Charnay from Sycamore High School in Cincinnati, encouraged by their chemistry teacher Michael Geyer to pursue careers in chemistry. Wonderful to know that they have already done most demonstrations in my
5-volume book series, "Chemical Demonstrations: A Handbook for Teachers of Chemistry."

Bassam with Sara (Nowicki) Rodrigues of Sun Prairie, WI. She is a 2001 graduate of UW-Madison who was a student in Bassam's class.

Tuesday, March 15, 2016

Global warming is unequivocal: ACS and its members can help point the way for meaningful actionSymposium on the Science & Perception of Climate Change
ACS Spring National Meeting, San Diego
4:25 p.m.
Omni San Diego Hotel, Grand Ballroom E

The Science is Fun Extravaganza fosters public awareness and appreciation of science and the arts. Join the celebrations with Bassam Shakhashiri, Rod Schreiner, the Madison Youth Choir, Flamenco dancers, and others. Come and experience spectacular demonstrations, charming voices, dynamic dancing, and more at the grand finale of the 2015 Wisconsin Science Festival.

This summer forum on science and society deals with the role of chemistry in our daily lives and with the impact of chemistry on advancing the human condition and assuring the quality of life locally and globally. Selected topics in the fundamentals of chemistry, including chemical composition, structure of molecules, bonding, properties, and reactivity will be introduced. Special emphases will be placed on water quality, atmospheric chemistry, and general energy concepts and principles. An essential part of the course will be engaging chemistry demonstrations and some hands-on activities. Invited speakers from selected areas of specialization will provide a rich perspective on the topics to be discussed. Chemistry 107 is not intended for students who expect to take additional chemistry courses and it does not satisfy any prerequisites for further chemistry courses. Pre-Reqs: No previous chemistry required. Open to the general public for learners of all ages above the age of 17.

Sunday, July 13
Viktor Obendrauf Plenary Demo Lecture"Science is Fun and the Joy of Learning"

Photos courtesy of Dr. Morton Z. Hoffman

Tuesday, July 15
Chemistry for All Citizens of Planet Earth:
Creative Ways of Communicating Chemistry Symposium"Advancing Chemistry and Communicating Chemistry…
For the Benefit of Earth and Its People"

Materials Research Society Spring Meeting
Symposium: Educating and Mentoring Young Materials Scientists for Career Development
"Advancing Graduate Education and Research in the Chemical Sciences"View this presentation
8:30 a.m.
San Francisco, CA

Science is Fun and the Joy of Learning
and
Chemistry Seminar: Enlightenment and the Responsibilities of the Enlightened
4:00 p.m.
Science Center 1000
Hope College
Holland, MI

Thank you for your wonderful seminar tonight at Hope College before a packed auditorium! Your enthusiasm for science and learning is infectious. All the kids, young and "not-so-young", enjoyed it and learned something new! My brain has indeed changed.

Several photos are attached, in commemoration of your talk. We look forward very much to your continued visit and seminar about "Enlightenment" on Friday.

Thank you also to Jim Gentile, Donna Sova, Mike Pikaart, Graham Peaslee, and audience-participant Mike Seymour for helping make this event such a success!

Ann Comins, chemistry teacher at Memorial High School in Madison, was awarded the
2013 Great Lakes Region Award for Excellence in High School Teaching "in recognition
of her outstanding contribution to the quality of chemical education in the Great Lakes Region"
at the ACS-GLRM. Here Bassam is presenting Ann with her award.

Understanding Climate Science: A Scientist's Responsibility
Monday, April 8
8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. The speakers discuss new interactive tools that demystify the science behind climate change, integrating lessons from the past,
climate communication from a science perspective, and the responsibility scientists have to communicate effectively.

Water: A Grand Challenge for Science and Society
Tuesday, April 9
8:30 - 11:55 a.m.The speakers discuss water sustainability, technological and institutional challenges,
the convergence of nanotechnology and microbiology, and how Dow technologies are confronting the water challenge.View list of Speakers and Abstracts

A New Vision of Chemistry Graduate Education
Tuesday, April 9
1:30 - 5:00 p.m. Larry Faulkner and Paul Houston discuss the big questions facing the ACS Commission on Advancing Graduate Education in the Chemical Sciences, and the recommendations of the commission's working groups.

Alumni Journeys: Phyllis Ambler Brauner '34
The alumni magazine of Walnut Hill School for the Arts talks to Brauner's daughter about her mother's commitment to mentoring students and her passion for diverse and innovative scientific studies.

National Science Foundation Awards Ceremony
US Department of State
Washington, DC

NSB Public Service Awardee
Lawrence M. Krauss
Foundation Professor, School of Earth and Space
Exploration
and Physics Department, and Director of the Origins Project
Arizona State University

For his extensive, broad outreach to the public that bridges the chasm between science and popular culture as well as science and public policy through his popular books and lectures, editorials in major newspapers and magazines, regular columns in scientific journals, musical performances, and television documentaries and news programs.

NSB Public Service Awardee
NPR Science Desk
Washington, DC

For its decades-long commitment to deep, thoughtful, and engaging coverage of science that offers compelling explanations of important and complex issues as an integral part of its public-service broadcast mission.

Join WISL for an evening of fun, learning about the science behind fireworks and then enjoy viewing Rhythm and Booms from across the lake after dark. Featuring Professor Bassam Shakhashiri, Dr. Rodney Schreiner and Prof. Mike Leckrone with the UW Band.

Wednesday, June 16 - Saturday, June 19, 2010

CERMACS 2010Dayton, OH

Friday, June 18
Chemical Education Symposium III
3:30 p.m.
"Communicating chemistry in the classroom and to the general public"
3:50 p.m.
"Color, light, vision and perception in chemistry"

Saturday, June 19
High School Chemistry Teacher Workshop
"Exhortations for good teaching and the responsibilities of the learner"

Click
here to read an article from The Daily Star newspaper in
Lebanon.Click here to see the honorary
diploma.

Friday, July 3, 2009

College for Kids BonanzaUW-Madison

Friday,
July 3, 2009

Science Friday on NPR

Professor Shakhashiri joined host Ira Flatow, author Theo Gray and other guests to discuss science demonstrations that are safe to try at home, as well as those that should only be performed by the experts.

The evening will include Wisconsin Chamber
Orchestra's Free Program with Oboist Naomi Bensdorf, an instrument "petting zoo" and science
experiments by Prof. Bassam Shakhashiri and Dr. Rod Schreiner
for kids prior to concert.

National Science Foundation Awards Ceremony
US Department of State
Washington D.C.

Bassam received the 2007 NSB Public Service Award "For extraordinary contributions to promote science literacy and cultivate the intellectual and emotional links between science and the arts for the public."

NSB Public Service Award Individual Recipients

2012 Lawrence M. Krauss

2005 Ira Flatow

2011 Moira A. Gunn

2004 Oliver Sacks

2010 Nalini M. Nadkarni

2003 Kathryn D. Sullivan

2009 Roald Hoffmann

2002 Eugenie C. Scott

2008 [No award presented]

2001 Dava Sobel

2007 Bassam Z. Shakhashiri

2000 Philip and Phylis Morrison

2006 Alan Alda &

1999 Stephen Jay Gould

Craig R. Barrett

1998 Jane Goodall

Sunday, May 20 - Wednesday, May 23, 2007

Central Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society
Cincinnati, OH